Adirondack History Museum

The Online Auction is in full swing until December 6th. While Cyber Monday shopping, don’t forget to take the opportunity to place your bids on items like Bruce Mitchell’s serene original oil painting, Keene Valley, gorgeous hickory rockers from Dartbrook Rustic Goods, and gift certificates from local businesses like Pure Placid. Follow the Bidding for Good link http://www.biddingforgood.com/ADKHistoryMuseum to see full listings!

It’s aLIVE!!! The Adirondack History Museum's 6th annual online fundraising auction will run from November 27th to December 6th. It’s a great opportunity to shop till you drop from the comfort of your home, find unique Holiday gifts, or a special post-Thanksgiving treat for yourself! Visit our auction website at www.biddingforgood.com/ADKHistoryMuseum to view the listings.

From the Archives: 100 Years Ago "ED. LEE CAMPE ERECTS MODERN DAIRY BARN Ed. Lee Campe, one of the enterprising summer residents of central Essex County, and a member of the Campe Corporation of 350 Broadway, New York City, has erected an up-to-the- minute dairy barn and silo just north of Elizabethtown. The barn was completed Saturday night and has many modern features, including cement floor, metal stanchions, and the humble bovine may even consume her provender by electric... light. His specialty is to be Jersey’s." The Adirondack Record-Elizabethtown Post, November 26, 1920 ------------------------------------------ Photographed is Ed Lee Campe in front of 165 Acre Ledgewood Farm in Elizabethtown, NY about ten years after this article was published. To view the rest of this week's From the Archives post, please follow the link to our blog!

Today we celebrate all of those who served and sacrificed for this country in times of hostility and peace. Veteran’s Day was first observed in 1919 as Armistice Day after what was thought to be the war to end all wars. In Woodrow Wilson’s address Nov. 11, 1919, he spoke of a future full hope, harmony, fellowship, and freedom. He reminded the American people that, .. the war showed us the strength of great nations acting together for high purposes, and victory of arms fore...tells the enduring conquests which can be made in peace when nations act justly and in furtherance of the common interests of men. These words continue to be relevant and meaningful, reminding us to honor and recognize the values that our Veterans fought for with each passing day. Pictured left to right, top to bottom: 1. John Morgenthau, cousin of Henry Morgenthau, Elizabethtown written on the back 2. 37th General Hospital Unit, Mateur [Tunisia] Africa, 1943 from Collection of Ellen C. McCluskey, 1st Lt., Army Nurse Corps 3. Mervin Bennet, Comp. I, 2nd New York Infantry, died Oct. 23, 1918, Hindenburg Line, France, buried in Lake Placid, NY 4. Adelia Bartlett Fay, Army Nurse Corps in Civil War 1861-65, Photographer: Cheeseman 5. WWII Soldiers in gas masks, written on back: I still don’t know who they are, Thomas J. Fratar 6. Bill Evans, Elizabethtown, United State Marine Corps, WWII 7. James Carson, Westport, United States Navy 8. Margaret Partridge Walker, SFC United States Army, WWII #veteransday #hometownheroes #military #veterans #essexcounty